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King, MEPs tackle pro-Kemlin disinformation

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis -
The European Commissioner for the Security Union, Sir Julian King, discussed Russian propaganda with MEPs at the European Parliament in Strasbourg on January 17. The...

Bulgaria’s take on EU ties with Turkey

BULGARIA Theodoros Benakis -
Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has promised to help normalise relations between Turkey and the European Union. “Turkey is the EU’s largest neighbour and has...

Turkish religious body backs child marriages under Islamic law

EUROPE Theodoros Benakis -
Girls as young as nine and boys as young as 12 can marry under Islamic law.  This is according to an online glossary of...

Ukraine lawyer murdered, body found in river

EASTERN PARTNERSHIP Theodoros Benakis -
Police in Ukraine are investigating the murder of a lawyer and human rights activist whose body was found in a river in Kiev. Iryna...

Moldova president rejects court decision to suspend his powers

EASTERN PARTNERSHIP Theodoros Benakis -
A decision by Moldova’s constitutional court to suspend the president’s powers temporarily was rejected by President Igor Dodon on January 2. The ruling coalition had...
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